Echinopterys

Taxobox
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Malpighiaceae
genus = "Echinopterys"
genus_authority = Adr. Juss.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Echinopterys glandulosa" (Adr. Juss.) Small
*"Echinopterys setosa" Brandegee

"Echinopterys" is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. "Echinopterys" comprises 2 species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.

External links

* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh/BunClade/Echinopterys/Echi1.html Echinopterys]